Introducing New York Life Foundation’s Grief-Supportive Workplace Initiative

A new initiative for grief support in the workplace

Grief affects us wherever we are, including at work. The New York Life Foundation is dedicated to improving how we talk about and address grief in the workplace. The Foundation’s new Grief-Supportive Workplace Initiative offers resources, inclusive practices, and suggested policies that help companies build compassionate bereavement support for employees while maintaining business productivity.

For many years, New York Life has been dedicated to supporting families, communities, and schools through grief.  As we continue to expand our awareness and support efforts to meet people where they are, the Grief-Supportive Workplace Initiative provides resources to specifically address the way grief impacts bereaved people at work. Our initiative provides free grief-supportive training modules and complementary grief communications tools and templates for bereaved employees and colleagues, managers, and companies who seek to support them.

New York Life Group Benefit Solutions (NYL GBS) supports the Foundation's work and offers clients a leading workplace bereavement model. Employers, regardless of contract with NYL GBS, can now pledge to join us in cultivating a Grief-Supportive Workplace that fosters a culture of empathy and understanding and prioritizes workplace well-being.

SMRU 7651728 Exp. 02.20.2028